Kentucky News - July 31, 2012

State:

• Science and research (Daily News)
• Democratic report blasts for-profit colleges (The Courier-Journal)
• UK athletes changing lives, including their own, on foreign service trips (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• University of Kentucky lent $87 million to UK Healthcare to cover cash shortfalls (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• New reports give UK guidance on buildings, budgeting, faculty (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Science foundation will support photocatalysis research at WKU (The Lane Report)
• Mass immunization drill to take place Tuesday at UofL Health Sciences Center campus (The Lane Report)
• WKU Changes Weapon Policy (Tristate)
• Joseph Gerth | Readers respond to U of L's involvement in Chick-fil-A flap (The Courier-Journal)
• U of L nursing school to hold mock immunization (Business First of Louisville)
• School for autistic children set to open in Ashland (Daily Independent)
• Conservative group criticizes University of Louisville over Chick-fil-A comments more (Lexington Herald-Leader)

National:

• Lawmakers seek to change laws to better protect children and bring transparency to state-related universities (The Patriot-News)
• Backing Off on State Authorization (Inside Higher Ed)
• End of the Beginning (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• College Too Easy? UCLA Makes It Tougher (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Better Gauges of College Readiness May Be Key to Improving Graduation Rates (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• For-profit colleges bilking public, senator says (USA Today)
• Senate Report Paints a Damning Portrait of For-Profit Higher Education (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)